Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 1, 2007No. 05-9560PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises the question of our jurisdiction to review a decision by the Bureau of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the revocation of an immigrant visa. Because we lack jurisdiction to review a visa revocation decision, we GRANT the government’s motion to dismiss and DISMISS this appeal.
I. Background
Petitioner Donald Hamilton, a United States citizen, sought a visa on behalf of his adopted son, James, a native of South Korea. A regional director of the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) granted Mr. Hamilton’s petition on August 17, 2001.…
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